tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60990956108735702622017-09-04T18:22:42.528-04:00Curious George and Holly HobbieBabetta Popoffhttps://plus.google.com/102560644838510105290noreply@blogger.comBlogger199125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099095610873570262.post-71807745467630197492017-04-02T19:03:00.000-04:002017-04-02T19:05:14.726-04:00Happy Birthday to ...
I've reminisced a lot this weekend, it's the weekend our two youngest children celebrate their 19th birthdays... and neither of them will be home to celebrate.
This hit me HARD
It's the first birthday when I won't make cake or share hugs in person
The first birthday where wishes and love have to take place over phone lines and text messages.
I am oh so thankful for that technology and oh so Babetta Popoffhttps://plus.google.com/102560644838510105290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099095610873570262.post-3173892506550729082014-04-03T00:00:00.000-04:002014-04-03T00:00:09.294-04:00Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take... but by the moments that take our breath away.
Where has the time gone? It's April 3rd again and I've been collecting thoughts for this year's addition to posts about my daughter's birth story; I always get choked up mid-way, right around
Then I heard her...UBER cool nurse... "What do you MEAN they almost DIED ?!?! She was FINE when I left!"
Yup, I just read it again and lost my breath for a second.
It wasn't hard to find a theme Babetta Popoffhttps://plus.google.com/102560644838510105290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099095610873570262.post-91606780245840736282013-04-03T14:55:00.000-04:002013-04-15T11:07:24.017-04:00My Daughter Made Me Do It
It's April 3rd, my "mamaversary."
Typically on this day, I dust off my daughter's birth story; I always get choked up mid-way, right around
Then I heard her...UBER cool nurse... "What do you MEAN they almost DIED ?!?! She was FINE when I left!"
Yup, I just read it again and lost my breath for a second.
Today that baby girl is 15. Her 14th trip around the sun had quite an impact on me asBabetta Popoffhttps://plus.google.com/102560644838510105290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099095610873570262.post-72187847608396700772012-04-10T13:17:00.002-04:002012-04-10T13:17:41.359-04:0040 trips around the sun, the evolution
This year I turned my New Year's Resolutions on their proverbial ears and vowed my goal for this year be an understanding and practice of Sankalpa. A Sanskrit word, sankalpa means "will, purpose, or determination." To make a sankalpa is to set an intention. A sankalpa also praises the nobility of the effort rather than focusing on what you are doing wrong.
This year marks my 40th trip around ourBabetta Popoffhttps://plus.google.com/102560644838510105290noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099095610873570262.post-79180289388232584062012-02-16T13:21:00.000-05:002012-02-16T14:37:54.409-05:00Yoga is like Sex
In my late 20's I worked as an educational interpreter in a public High School. I provided Sign Language services for 2 students during their freshman year.
Algebra, Creative Writing, World History, Intro to Computers, P.E., Reading and Biology.
I have many vivid memories of that year. It was the year of the Columbine shooting so people, emotions and events are etched into my brain. I'll never Babetta Popoffhttps://plus.google.com/102560644838510105290noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099095610873570262.post-51991438951301042242012-02-14T14:26:00.001-05:002012-10-03T13:17:07.958-04:00I do not like to be stuck
With Bandha, Drishti and Ujjayi your body becomes a temple when breathing and asana, tension and concentration come together into one unit. So with Ujjayi, Bandha and Drishti you create the foundation of your practice, and the spiritual dimension of Ashtanga Yoga develops. (source)
The spiritual dimension of Ashtanga has taught me that...
I don't like to feel stuck
:(
movement: V handshape Babetta Popoffhttps://plus.google.com/102560644838510105290noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099095610873570262.post-56847216939138053192012-02-01T14:51:00.000-05:002012-10-03T13:07:04.978-04:00Fundamentals First
Today is day 3 of Ashtanga for the hub and I.
We've learned our poses through the fundamental asanas (standing series).
http://www.yogasandals.com/
Whoo whee...I could feel my feet towards the end of our session! Definitely time to invest in a new pair of my favorite sandals.
So my memorization trick for the day to get me through what I know so far
A
B
2
2
2
floor
hips
shoulders
Babetta Popoffhttps://plus.google.com/102560644838510105290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099095610873570262.post-3761012152327592772012-01-31T21:16:00.000-05:002012-02-01T13:59:05.204-05:00When I Practice, I am Strong
Practice, Practice, Practice
All is coming ~K. Pattabhi Jois
Day 2 of our Ashtanga journey
Today we moved into the first few standing postures of the series after going through Surya Namasakar A and B 5 times each on our own. Just flowing through the salutations that many times, conscious of my drishti and my breath, was work. Half way through I realized while I have come to the Babetta Popoffhttps://plus.google.com/102560644838510105290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099095610873570262.post-6819896255811925642012-01-30T11:26:00.000-05:002012-02-16T14:38:33.006-05:00AHHHH Ashtanga
Typically February has me taking a peek to see what new challenge Christine has for us. In addition to that, this month the hub and I have signed up for a month-long beginner's course in Ashtanga yoga at the Yoga Shala. I have practiced Ashtanga before and have the great fortune of having studied under some amazing teachers so when I noticed one of my favorite mentors and teachers actually owns Babetta Popoffhttps://plus.google.com/102560644838510105290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099095610873570262.post-18366246263556564962012-01-11T15:56:00.000-05:002012-01-11T21:09:21.569-05:00Let it Flow, Let yourself Go...what the heck is a yoga flow and why am I crying?
2011 brought me back to my yoga mat (yay!) as a practitioner and instructor. I teach in the beautifully quaint downtown center of Winter Garden at Ananda Yoga and Massage. Downtown Winter Garden offers a cluster of family owned business in a nostalgic setting and Ananda fits in perfectly; the vibe in the studio is very welcoming.
2012 launched a bunch of new and exciting things for the Babetta Popoffhttps://plus.google.com/102560644838510105290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099095610873570262.post-83119243863424635302012-01-02T19:18:00.001-05:002012-01-02T19:18:19.447-05:00Lessons from the mat
The best thing I did for myself in 2011 was get back on my mat.
faith like a child
Yoga is my favorite form of everything: physical movement, emotional release, mental training, personal satisfaction, personal growth, sharing and receiving. Yoga completes me.
I have increased my personal practice and, by the grace and flow of all that is right in the Universe, I am teaching again...Babetta Popoffhttps://plus.google.com/102560644838510105290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099095610873570262.post-84793788939205649432011-04-04T10:23:00.000-04:002013-03-20T10:14:57.789-04:00Worth a Repeat
It was lil b's birthday yesterday...she's 13 now (geesh) so of course as we enter this next phase in her life...the birth of who she will become on her own two feet...I thought about the first day I saw her little feet...
GIANT RESET BUTTON (repost)
Bm's birth-day came to mind today
She IS going to be 12 soon and yet I still hold the events of her birth so vividly in my mind.
They were Babetta Popoffhttps://plus.google.com/102560644838510105290noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099095610873570262.post-67150742913722295062011-03-31T18:05:00.000-04:002011-03-31T18:05:54.641-04:00The Blog's New Clothes - - and afternoon showers
A rainy afternoon called for an afternoon movie from the netflix queue
I picked a documentary of course, because we'd already watched a musical and because I was the only one watching.
I loved this one
I really did
There is a revolution rumbling and the conversation does start now (as the movie's final screen declares).
Anne Rice spoke out
Jim and Tammy Faye's offspring is revolutionizing
and I Babetta Popoffhttps://plus.google.com/102560644838510105290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099095610873570262.post-59062363022583887222011-02-23T16:46:00.001-05:002011-02-23T20:02:27.910-05:00God of the great BIG and the very littleYesterday, my 12 year old daughter got in the car and said, "My phone had been accidentally or purposefully taken."
My daughter has a G2. Her phone is fancier and schmancier than mine because we got a buy one get one deal when my hub upgraded to a MyTouch 4G (yes, that's fancier and schmancier than mine as well but I digress...)
She wasn't in tears when she told me.
She factually recounted the Babetta Popoffhttps://plus.google.com/102560644838510105290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099095610873570262.post-48703000891952038622011-01-13T16:53:00.006-05:002011-01-20T17:54:46.239-05:00Go Ahead, Shake my Day
Merriam Webster Dictionary defines faith as a firm belief in something for which there is no proof; something that is believed especially with strong conviction; especially: a system of religious beliefs. I believe faith steps in where logic creates a chasm. By default I am a thinker and prefer things to be logical, or at least appear so. When I can find no further logical explanation I take Babetta Popoffhttps://plus.google.com/102560644838510105290noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099095610873570262.post-83738677072641320032010-11-08T11:54:00.000-05:002010-11-08T11:54:10.360-05:00Do what makes you feel goodIt's such a simple statement and an oft repeated phrase, "Do what makes you happy..." or "Follow your bliss..." It's probably pretty safe to say that we tend to lean this way in forging our paths of life-works and family-creation, but do we do it in the little things.
I don't.
I don't do it enough anyway.
Just yesterday I plunged my hands in the dirt and started our fall version of our trial Babetta Popoffhttps://plus.google.com/102560644838510105290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099095610873570262.post-14756614706137021522010-10-12T12:38:00.000-04:002010-10-12T12:38:59.895-04:00National Coming Out for Equality Day**I did not write this post...I blatantly copied and pasted it from Christine and I think you should tooand so should your friendsand so on and so on and so on...
Did you know?
You can still be fired from your job in most states, simply for being LGBT, and have no legal recourse — because currently, no federal non-discrimination law protects LGBT Americans.
This is unacceptable to me.
More thanBabetta Popoffhttps://plus.google.com/102560644838510105290noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099095610873570262.post-76149353023418713932010-08-13T13:48:00.000-04:002010-08-13T13:48:22.022-04:00What are YOU doing in 2016?Me? I'm going with my hub to a 5 week residential yoga immersion.
5:30 am - Wake up
6:00 am - Meditation, Nada Yoga, Lecture
8:00 am - Asanas, Pranayama
10:00 am - Brunch
11:00 am - Karma Yoga
12:00 - Personal Studies
2:00 pm - Main Lecture
4:00 pm - Asanas, Pranayama
6:00 pm - Dinner
7:30 pm - Meditation, Nada Yoga, Lecture Vegetarian meals, lodging, beautiful surroundings...and Yoga teacher Babetta Popoffhttps://plus.google.com/102560644838510105290noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099095610873570262.post-28981724462057408992010-08-13T13:18:00.001-04:002010-08-13T14:18:15.722-04:00Whose Our is it anyway?There's a new song on the "positive hits" radio station we listen to when we're not listening to NPR
It's called Our God and the refrain says
Our God is greater, our God is stronger
God You are higher than any other
Our God is Healer, awesome in power
Our God, Our God… Listening to this got me a bit miffy
It sounds sort of "nanny nanny boo boo" to me
Now, before you commenters get riled up.Babetta Popoffhttps://plus.google.com/102560644838510105290noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099095610873570262.post-48565325550997563312010-08-12T09:20:00.002-04:002010-08-12T11:40:07.705-04:00An Ode to LilithYesterday Lilith Fair was in town (okay, in state).
I entertained the idea of making it a Mother-Daughter trip ... then I saw ticket prices and *gulp* decided to make it a Mother-Daughter day instead.
Over the summer we stumbled across a quaint little shop tucked away amongst other quaint little shops in College Park. Beachcomber Bazaar is a funky little shop with all things bangle-y.
(Now Babetta Popoffhttps://plus.google.com/102560644838510105290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099095610873570262.post-62542139663496873392010-07-30T13:08:00.003-04:002010-07-30T17:33:43.429-04:00Christianity, Christendom, Churchianity...call it what you will, would Jesus agree with your definition?...and turns out neither does Anne Rice and she wasn't afraid to say it out loud
Her comments resonated with me...as did Michael Rowe's statement:
Like Rice, our belief in the purity of Christ's teachings has chained us to a body of believers who no longer represent anything of what we believe, and indeed represent the very opposite of what Christ's teachings are. There seems precious little Babetta Popoffhttps://plus.google.com/102560644838510105290noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099095610873570262.post-48058089609158816042010-06-26T10:21:00.001-04:002010-06-26T10:32:32.490-04:00Being Disagreeable Works!How many of you who know me read that title and just said "WHA??!?!?!"
heh heh
I am NOT the disagreeable type
I can honestly say I don't think I've ever been accused of being a curmudgeon
but...I am NOT agreeing during the month of June and its WORKING for me
So much so July looks disagreeable too :)
We practice the Art of Allowing. Which means reaching for the thought that feels best, not the Babetta Popoffhttps://plus.google.com/102560644838510105290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099095610873570262.post-39042313137725175052010-05-31T16:25:00.000-04:002010-05-31T16:25:34.915-04:00I choose NOT to agreeFor the month of June
I will NOT agree that anyone is a butthead or a jerk or a bitch or a pain in the ass or "insert derogatory word of choice here."
Not only do I choose to abstain from agreeing
I am going to challenge you to change your thinking
Whoever you are
My hub, my best friend, my co-worker, the person in line at the grocery store
Change your thinking, change your life
I believe it's Babetta Popoffhttps://plus.google.com/102560644838510105290noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099095610873570262.post-29908940363313349812010-05-28T16:31:00.001-04:002010-05-28T16:48:52.950-04:00Hanging out my shingle...
The Universe has shown me on several occasions just this week that it is time to stop dreaming and just DO.
My goal?
To be recognized and sought after as an esteemed communication and relationship coach in the areas of personal, social and professional relations.
Turns out people recognize this quality in me...and even seek out my skills already so I'm jumpin' in while I work on the "esteemed" Babetta Popoffhttps://plus.google.com/102560644838510105290noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099095610873570262.post-58730777632916584312010-05-12T20:39:00.002-04:002010-05-12T20:44:41.445-04:00Trial and Error Gardening: May UpdateIf you don't know where our garden started...click here and click here to see our humble beginnings...
Unfortunately the eco-friendly pest control we tried on the lawn didn't work, we have more ants than when we started...so I lost that battle...hub gets to pick the next product. I am glad we tried though!
In no particular order...here are update photos from our trial and error container garden.Babetta Popoffhttps://plus.google.com/102560644838510105290noreply@blogger.com0